Mr. Darcy

Every hopeless romantic can concur with me that this fictional character has captured the hearts of many ladies. We dream of young handsome bachelors with such gentleman like behavior and aura, meeting and associating with their kind is a dream. I am blunt with relationships though, but back then this was of a delicate importance and relationships were really sparse as rules of courtship were in place. As we see in many films and texts there are many instances when characters of the opposite sex spend time together but briefly, it almost makes the scene seem so awkward. They talk have a cup of tea and then out of no where they say "OH! Look at the time, I must leave." The gentleman bows smiles, leaves and the scene ends. This brings us to Mr. Darcy. He is so polite and knows the rules and will never break them unless he senses something of significance. On many occasions we see how Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth meet alone but on very short encounters. Mr. Darcy knows what he wants. He goes for it and when he is faced with reality that Elizabeth would never marry him even if he was the last man on earth (from the scene when he proposes but gets refused), he is angry and surprised that anyone would ever reject him. It could even pass that he was a proud man, but what man would not? Having such wealth and receiving respect from many. As the story continues Mr. Darcy's good character starts to show through and that's when Elizabeth has a change in mind. Every Mr. Darcy has there good and bad side its just how you perceive it.

Look out for my next post on Courtship.

Men in History

Arthur Atherley, born on 12 June 1772 was an English Member of Parliament, serving the Southampton constituency three times, as Whig, Liberal and Reformer. Atherley was born in Southampton, and was the son of Arthur Atherley and Susanna Carter. He was educated at Eton College where, in 1791, he had his portrait painted by Sir Thomas Lawrence. At Eton, he was captain of the Ad Montem club, an institution with roots to medieval times that survived until 1847. After finishing his education at Eton, he then went to Trinity College, in Cambridge, where he was admitted a pensioner on 6 May 1790, then entering at Michaelmas, 1791, following which he was enrolled to Lincoln's Inn. On 2 June 1793, he married Lady Louisa Kerr, the daughter of William Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian; they had eight children. Atherley was four times elected to represent Southampton as member of parliament and was one of the original members of the Fox Club. He was also a member of the family banking business. He retired from politics in 1835. He later moved to Sussex, where he served as a justice of the peace, and he died at Tower House, Brighton, in 1844, but his body was returned to Southampton and buried in All Saints' Church


Source Compliments to Wikipedia.